Add extra color and even fragrance to a room with these blooming houseplants.
But many indoor flowering plants do more than just add beauty to our homes.
Studies show that interaction with houseplants canlower stress levels, and caring for indoor greenerycan be therapeuticandcalming.
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They come in hundreds of varieties, some with variegated foliage or ruffled or white-edged blooms.
It’s fun to collect several different varieties to enjoy all the flower colors and shapes.
An almost constant show of pale pink or white blooms goes on above the foliage.
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you’re free to also findoxalisvarieties that have plain green foliage with and without silvery accents.
It makes afun gift on St. Patrick’s Day.
Thiseasy-care indoor flowering plantcan bloom throughout the year but produces the most flowers during summer.
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Plus, its large, deep green leaves add an instant tropical touch to any room.
Place it out of reach if your furry friends like to chew on your plants.
Anthurium
The flowers and foliage of anthuriums (Anthurium andraeanum)are both heart-shaped.
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The long-lasting flowers come in festive shades of pink, red, lavender, or white.
They also make along-lasting cut flowerif you’re able to bear to snip them off the plant.
Even when not in bloom, its glossy green leaves are attractive all on their own.
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Place it out of reach if your furry friends like to chew on your plants.
Both of these plants flower in response to cool temperatures and short days in fall and winter.
However, the two plants aren’t related.
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Many varieties have splotched or variegated foliage for extra interest.
They’ll bear fragrant pink to white blooms onvining plants.
These are some of the most fragrant indoor flowering plants you’ll find.
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Thisindoor flowering plantbears fragrant white blossoms in late winter or spring.
The flowers develop into showy 1-inch-diameter orange fruits on a shrubby plant with glossy green foliage.
Fruits can remain on the plant for many weeks.
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you might harvest the fruits after they ripen and use them like lemons or kumquats ormake them into marmalade.
Plus, its green leaves have eye-catching silver markings.
Crown-of-thorns (Euphorbia milii)has thick, spiny, gray-brown stems that are sparsely branched.
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Its colorful bract-like flowers last for weeks.
The milky sap can cause illness or skin irritation.
It’s also very thorny.
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After blooms fade, allow the plant to go dormant by withholding water.
When new growth begins again, resume watering.
The arching stems and dangling blooms of the guppy plant (Nematanthusspp.)
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make it agood choice for hanging baskets.
The tubular paired flowers have dark purple cups encircling scarlet flowers.
The plant blooms heaviest in fall but can flower sporadically year-round.
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If you take it outdoors in summer, the red flowersmight attract hummingbirds.
Most varieties bear spikes of pink bracts with white tubular flowers.
Others form long-lasting yellow or chartreuse bracts.
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Its leathery foliage emerges bronze but turns glossy green.
If thestems become too leggy, a little pruning will help keep the plant compact.
make great indoor flowering houseplants.
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Regal or Martha Washington geranium, pictured, has the largest, showiest blooms, but requirescool growing conditions.
All are upright-growing, sometimes reaching 6 feet tall.
But pinching back tall stems will keep plants bushy and in the 2- to 3-foot range.
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Size:To 6 feet tall and 3 feet wide
This plant is toxic to people and pets.
The roots and stems can cause painful mouth, lips, or throat irritation.
Its clusters of colorful rose-like flowers appear above a tidy mound of glossy green foliage.
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Varieties with flowers in warm hues ranging from yellow to orange and red are available.
The cuttings root quickly in water ormoist potting soil.
The flowering shoots arise from the center of the leaves.
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The blooms can last for up to six months.
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